CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

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The Hawaiian Language Immersion Program is not a program that teaches the Hawaiian language only. It is an academic program, delivered through the Hawaiian language, based upon Hawaiian knowledge and cultural practices, attentive to community, family and student goals. Hawai'i Content and Performance Standards (HCPS), Honua Mauli Ola guidelines and the soon to be developed K-12 Hawaiian Literacy Framework and Performance Standards for Hawaiian Cultural and Language Proficiency, are documents that inform HLIP and may help to guide the teaching and learning that takes place in each of its classrooms.

General Criteria for Curriculum and Assessment

The Hawaiian Language Immersion Program requires the use of general criteria in guiding the development of program curricula. The variations in school calendars and circumstances at individual HLIP sites warrant that a more specific curriculum be generated for HLIP by school level staff. The following criteria provide general guidelines for all Kaiapuni schools.

1. The curriculum shall be conducive to various learning styles; it shall reflect research-based pedagogy and methodologies and be developmentally appropriate to each student.
2. The curriculum shall include culturally appropriate lessons with a community focus. Na Honua Mauli Ola (cultural guidelines) is recommended to be used as a reference in developing a culturally appropriate curriculum.
3. Hawaiian Language Arts shall be a required course within the daily curriculum, especially in the middle/secondary levels.
4. The General Learner Outcomes shall be referred to in the developmental process of program curriculum.
5. All curricula shall be aligned to Hawaii Content and Performance Standards II.